Amazon issued press invites on Thursday for an event in New York City related to video. The event will take place on April 2, 2014 and is designed to "provide an update on our video business." Could this be the place where Amazon unveils its long-rum...

Rumors of an Amazon set-top box -- a potential competitor to Apple TV and Roku -- are heating up. Again. According to Peter Kafka at Recode, the company is preparing to launch a set-top box that streams Amazon Video content, possibly as soon as March...

Whether you're alone on Christmas, don't celebrate the holiday or just need to escape your relatives for a few hours, there are plenty of things to do on Dec. 25 to entertainingly pass the time. We've highlighted five simple activities you can take p...

Amazon has locked down the premiere dates for its first foray into original programming. Alpha House, a comedy about senators in Washington, D.C., will debut on Nov. 15 on Amazon Instant Video. And Betas, a series that follows social media startup em...

Amazon Instant Video will host three pilot episodes in early 2014, and feedback from viewers of those pilots will help determine which shows get the green light for full seasons. The half-hour shows, which would stream on Prime Instant Video in the U...

Amazon Instant Video has finally been updated with full AirPlay support. As a result, you can now use the app to watch titles from Prime Instant Video and the Amazon Instant Video store right on your Apple TV via AirPlay. In addition to AirPlay suppo...

Hundreds of Miramax films, including classics like Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting and Amelie, are coming to Amazon's Prime Instant Video streaming service as part of a new licensing agreement with the studio. The deal isn't exclusive: Based on the d...

Amazon's streaming Instant Video service is adding a few more children's programs, including past seasons of Calillou, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Wild Kratts, as part of an expanded, multi-year licensing agreement with PBS. The shows are availab...

Amazon has begun production on five original TV series -- Alpha House, Betas, Annebots, Creative Galaxy and Tumbleaf -- that will debut on its U.S. and UK streaming video services later this year and in early 2014. Amazon unveiled 14 pilots for poten...

A little less than two years after adding around 1,000 TV shows and movies from NBCUniversal, Amazon announced Thursday its expanding its licensing agreement with the media giant. As part of that agreement, Amazon is getting exclusive streaming right...

After months in production, Amazon Studios unveiled 14 original pilots Friday. Six are for a children's series and eight are for a comedy series, at least two of which will debut as full shows on Amazon's streaming video subscription service in the n...

Owners of Barnes & Noble's current line of full-color tablets, Nook HD and Nook HD+, can now stream a wider array of films and TV shows, thanks to a slew of licensing deals with content owners including Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Relativity ...

Redbox Instant -- the streaming service from Redbox and Verizon -- is now available on the Xbox 360. If you're a Redbox Instant user, look for an email with a link to a claim code. Redeem the code on your Xbox 360 and the Redbox Instant app will down...

Amazon is paving the way for more original content, announcing Thursday that five pilots for original children's shows have been greenlit for production. After they're complete, viewers will be invited to vote to determine which pilot is made into a ...

Following in the steps of premium online streaming video providers like Netflix and Hulu, Amazon is beefing up its Prime Instant Video catalog by introducing an original comedy series to the mix. In an unusual -- and, frankly, savvy -- twist, Amazon ...

If you're like us, you know the excitement that comes with discovering a great new TV show -- even if it means shunning human contact for a few days while marathoning it from Episode 1 in order to catch up with what's on the air. It can be a drag, th...

Amazon has signed an exclusive agreement with Warner Bros. to bring a range of TV shows, including The West Wing and Fringe, to its online streaming video service. Both shows will be available exclusively to subscribers of Amazon's $79-per-year Prime...

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, also known as the Curiosity Rover, is set to touch down on the red planet and get to work on Aug. 6. To get ready for this occasion, we've gathered 10 of the best (and worst) movies about Mars that you can watch online...

Amazon's catalog of online streaming videos keeps growing. On Wednesday, the company announced a licensing agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios. Subscribers to Amazon’s $79-per-year Prime service will now have access to "hundreds" of clas...

Amazon is making its Instant Video library available to Microsoft Xbox 360 devices, widening the pool of on-demand, streaming video content for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Console owners can now browse, rent, purchase and immediately stream some 120,...

Amazon continues to expand its online streaming service with a freshly inked licensing agreement with Discovery Communications. The deal appears to be identical to the one Discovery signed with Netflix in September. Subscribers to Amazon's $79-per-ye...

NBC is offering the pilot of its upcoming television series Smash for free download from iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and other online video services. The network is betting big on Smash, giving the Broadway-style musical show prime placement in its ...

Amazon Prime members will soon have access to a selection of Fox's movies and TV shows as part of Amazon's Prime instant video service. Later this fall, Amazon Prime members will be able to stream TV shows like The Wonder Years, Arrested Development,...

On Tuesday, Amazon rebranded its Video On Demand as Amazon Instant Video, and -- perhaps in a bid to take on Netflix -- will be offering Amazon Prime members unlimited access to thousands of its titles. Amazon Prime is a membership program that provi...

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